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v S-VYASA DDE 1st Convocation Graduates with Dignitaries Yoga Instructors’ Course (YIC), 141st Batch, Nov, 2013 leb efJeÐeeled ogëKemeb³eesieefJe³eesieb ³eesiemebef%eleced Vol.XXX No.1 January, 2014 CONTENTS SUBSCRIPTION Editorial 2 RATES 8 Annual (New) Division of Yoga-Spirituality ` 500/- $ 50/- Brahmasutra - Akñaramambaräntadhåteù 3 8 Three Years th ` 1400/- $ 150/- 20 INCOFYRA Yaga Malika 4 8 Ten Years (Life) Gahana Karmano Gatihi - A Spiritual Retreat by Guruji 5 ` 4000/- $ 500/- Himalaya - An International Yoga Olympiad 6 Main Conference Inauguration 9 A brief report on Scientific Sessions 15 Subscription in favour SDM Pavilion 19 of ‘Yoga Sudha’, Yoga Nights - Cultural Evenings 20 Bangalore by Suryathon 2013 Valedictory 21 Valedictory of the Main Conference 22 DD/Cheque/MO only 10 Point Agenda from the Conference 24 ADVERTISEMENT Division of Yoga & Life Sciences TARIFF: Complete Color SDM Camp in North Canara 25 st Front Inner - ` 1,20,000/- BSc 1 batch - S-VYASA DDE 27 Back Outer - ` 1,50,000/- Back Inner - ` 1,20,000/- Division of Yoga & Physical Sciences Maya, Genetics and Yoga: Apparent to Actual Front First Inner Page - - Prof. T.M. Srinivasan 28 ` 1,20,000/- Introduction to the Poly Vagal Theory Back Last Inner Page - - Ragavendra Swami 31 ` 1,20,000/- S-VYASA Faculty Training Program 33 Full Page - ` 60,000/- Half Page - ` 30,000/- Division of Yoga & Management Studies Page Sponsor - ` 1,000/- SMET program for HAL Executives 34 Printed at: Division of Yoga & Humanities Encounter with Dreams: A dialog with Sharadh Enterprises, Dr. Stanley Krippner - Padmavathi Maharana 35 Car Street, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560 008 VYASA, National ph: (080) 2555 6015 Suryanamaskar & Yoga Fest, March 2014, Pune 37 e-mail: sharadhenterprises@ gmail.com VYASA, International S-VYASA DDE First Convocation 38 S-VYASA Yoga University Editor: Dr. H R Nagendra ‘Eknath Bhavan’, # 19, Gavipuram Circle, Asst. Editor: Dr. Aarti Jagannathan Kempegowda Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 019 Publisher: Subhadra Devi ph: (08110) 3092 2900, (080) 2661 2669 e-mail: [email protected] telefax: (080) 2660 8645 websites: www.yogasudha.com www.svyasa.org Disclaimer: The information and opinions expressed in this magazine reflect January 2014 3 the views of the authors and not of the publisher or the institution. © Copyrighted material. 20th INCOFYRA EDITORIAL Largest in the history of INCOFYRAs Surely, the Laser Show was the greatest hit in our Nagendra said that each should do 5 acts of good conference during the inauguration on January 2nd service (sharing, self control and compassion) every night in Prashanti Kutiram for the gathered 1800 day to develop the Sattva within us and to do all persons and Mangala Mandir was never so full. the activities without getting tensed up or stressed up, the essence of Gita, Karma Yoga as portrayed And again during the valedictory function in the shloka “Yogasthaha kuru karmani”. on 5th evening it was more fascinating in the open Malleshwaram Ground for the big 3500 Dr. Nagarathna said that the basis for SDM. Bangalore city crowd. The high tech show with Changing the life style is essential to deal with 7 laser equipments beaming the laser light too Diabetes. With the help of IAYT technique far off skies, periodically spreading the whole thousands of diabetics have got control on area with dynamic animated pictures aptly set to DM - Type2 and many of them have got their portray the dynamic events as the big applause of sugar completely controlled as also come out delegates of Parliament of Religions in Chicago, of medicines including insulin. With this Gita the touch of Sri Ramkrishna giving young Naren Sandesha brought to action by a life style change the experience of Nirguna Samadhi, the ecstatic we march ahead to make India a DM free nation spells of Sri Ramakrishna, swimming across the through this Stop Diabetes Movement throughout shark infested sea to reach the hallowed rock in the country backed up by available research and Kanyakumari where sitting on the last bit of the future deeper and more exacting researches and rock he his upon a plan to bring back the greatness with a plea of inviting all to join hands in this vital of mother India back to her, etc. The key message movement in the country. of vedanta that “We are all potentially divine and The conference brought persons from three streams the goal is to manifest that innate divinity by four - Research, Policy Makers and Industry Partners streams of Yoga” was brought out so effectively. to work in synergy to meet this big challenge of As a mark of that manifestation is to Serve Man the country. Dr. Mohan from Chennai, the leader as service to God. And all paths of Religions in DM Research was the big hit in the conference based on the ethics and morality should promote with his 50 years of work to make free Chennai universal brotherhood and give a death knock to from Diabetes. In his fantastic key note oration, bigotry and fanaticism. For India he roared with the revealing statistics of increasing incidents his famous quote "Arise, Awake and Stop not till of DM in rural sectors of Tamilnadu from 6% to the Goal is reached". 16%, chasing the city statistics was shocking to all; he offered to join hands with this SDM and Swami Chidrupanandaji of Arsha Vidya Gurukul, to bring Yoga needed to take SDM further. The the Chief Guest of the valedictory function international delegates, speakers etc were all emphasized the formula of Swamiji "Be and inspired by the spread of research in the field of Make" to all the mothers who had gathered in big DM and had great updating of their knowledge in numbers for Punar-manana event of Gita Abhiyana the field. We had 110 research paper abstracts in of Swarnavalli Math chanting in one voice the 15th this 20th INCOFYRA which is the largest ever in the chapter of Gita with very nice melody. He told all history of our INCOFYRAs in Prashanti Kutiram. the parents that we want our children to become Finally, all the delegates and speakers resolved to good, ethical and successful citizens, but they don’t work together to meet this vital challenge in the change ourselves! So the first thing has to do is to country by a life-change strategy by AYUSH and change. Gita should go to every house, shops and main stream medicine. restaurants. More important is that it should not remain only in theory but should practice in life g Dr H R Nagendra by changing the life style. Continuing this trend 42 Yoga Sudha äüsUÇm! (Brahmasütram) v g Prof. Ramachandra G. Bhat Vice Chancellor S-VYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru A]rmMbraNtx&te> (äüsUÇm! -1-3-3) Akñaramambaräntadhåteù (Brahmasütram-1-3–3) Meaning: The Imperishable (is Brahman) on account of (its) supporting everything up to Akasa (ether). The word Vedanta is very much quoted now a of sentence becomes answer when the subject is days for conveying a message of spiritual science. worth to be attributed with some qualifying words. Science is for probing and proving. Once upon In this context Yajnavalkya gives the mantra of a time many people,without understanding the AKSHARA n ]rtIit A]rm! which is imperishable etymological meaning of the word Vedanta, were and indeclinable that embodies A]rm! quoting it in wrong context. Even now many people that Vedanta is think the doctrine on In the Vedantic context, space is qualified with escapism. birth, death, modifications, decay etc. AaTmn>' Aakaz> sMÉUt>', Space takes birth from Atman. The We come across Vedantic personalities like Gargi, SPACE is originated from A]rm!, means it must Maitreyi, Vishwavara etc. One of the major be necessarily Brahman alone. The great Vyasa Upanishads Brihadaranyaka mentions how Gargi Maharshi takes this statement for deliberation in could show her questioning capacity in front of the this context. 'AMbrm! means space. It is rested in greatest scholars of that age in the august assembly the Grand theory of unification'. It is nothing but of Janaka. In the third chapter of Brihadaranyaka, Brahman. In the cause and effect theory also all whenYajnavalkya was addressing all those queries effects and products will have their roots in the raised by many scholars, gave special weightage subtle original substance that must be st!-ict!- for Gargis enquiries. She gets a special privilegeto AanNd, and not something inanimate like Prakriti ask questions twice. Her main query was about of Sankhya. It has no self regulatory aspects, like “THAT REALITY” which is the basis for visible controling, administrating, organising etc. The and invisible world. subsequent aphorism sa c àzasnat! - denotes this quality. In the same time, AKSHARAM in this "kiSmÚu oLvakaz Aaetí àaetí s haevacEtÖE td]r< gaigR context cannot be something which is qualified äaü[a AiÉvdNTySwUlmn[u #it" For an apparent and a thing ofsolid stuff. Yajnavalkya’s stament understanding, it seems that the whole world goes this way - is rested in the sky because the all permeating tÖa @td]r< gaigR A†ò< Ôò& Aïut< ïaet& Amt< mNt& Aiv}at< iv}at& #it, This statement which element is ‘this sky’. "All gross and subtle articles is in the form of paradoxical nihilism directs and particles rest in the sky". This is well known one to correctly to interprit. Ultimately, 'Theory to even to children but when the question comes of everything Brahman' is that all pervading “where is the sky rested?”It is difficult to answer. all permeating factor which can see without Gargi puts forth such difficult question and keeps being seen, knowswithout being known.That Yajnavalkya in a fix. Because when the space is how Gargi’s query was dualy addressed by itself is intangible how the pedestal of space is Yajnavalkya.